Comparative evaluation of the cytotoxic and apoptotic potential of Poecilocerus pictus and Calotropis gigantea

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Mathen, Caroline ^a   Peter, Shiney Mary ^a   Hardikar, Bhagyashree P ^b  

^a Kelkar Education Trust s Scientific Research Centre   (India)

^b Mumbai University   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calotropis gigantea; Cardiac glycosides; Cytotoxicity; Natural products; Poecilocerus pictus

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PEOCILOCERUS PICTUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; COLON CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEOCILOCERUS PICTUS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; POECILOCERUS PICTUS;

EID: 79960054664     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v30.i1.80     Document Type: Article

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